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Service Support Spirit ARCBRO-F2000 Tube series CNC SYSTEM User’s Manual Operator Manual ARCBRO| Revision 2 | English Date of issue: August, 2019 WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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10.3 G Code Explanation ............................86 10.4 M Code Explanation ............................93 Chapter 11 Use of BIOS ....................... 95 11.1 System Upgrade ............................96 11.2 Welcome Interface Upgrade ..........................96 11.3 Movement Control Upgrade ..........................96 11.4 System Backup ..............................96 11.5 System Reset ..............................96 WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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Add the display of cutting diameter, for an example: “D:160.00”. It interprets that diameter is 160 mm. But in the cutting plate interface, except the difference of controller model, the other items are the same to common model. It is shown as figure 2.2: WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
F6 Import F7 Export F8 Save Fig 2.4 Chuck Pulse Number 【Chuck Pulse Number】: This parameter sets that chuck needs how many pulses to rotate 1°. In the cutting tube mode, use【Chuck Pulse Number】 to calculate chuck’s position value. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
F4 Motor F5 Option F8 Save Fig 2.5 Option 【Use chuck】When this parameter is set “yes”, (Y) sets angle as unit in G codes; When this parameter is set “no”, (Y) sets length as unit in G codes. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
As the above figure shows, the signal of X Axis is used for controlling cart ’s motor; the signal of Y Axis is used for controlling chuck’s or trolley’s motor. At the same time, only one of the chuck’s and trolley’s motor is always enable(Using the tube/plate switch signal by the system outputs). WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
Fig 4.1 Output diagnosis 【Cutting Tube Mode】This port keeps open all the time in the mode of cutting tube, keeps closed in the mode of cutting plate. Using this signal, you can switch between trolley and chuck enable. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
10% of the speed limit you have set, press【2】, change the cutting speed to 20% of the speed limit you have set 【G】、【X】、【Y】、【F】 Frequently-used keys in operation box can quickly modify the parameters in the main interface. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
0.00 Manual 【F】 StepMov StepDis【G】 5.00 Flame Cu 【M】 X:+000000.0 +X:500.00 -X:0.00 +Y:500.00 -Y:0.00 1:(TEST PATTERN) Y:+000000.0 2:G92 F1 ShapeLib F2 Files F4 Setups F5 Diagnose F6 ZoomIn F8 Zero PartOption ManualMove Fig 2.7 the main interface WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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【G】StepDis: Setting the distance of the fixed-length. 【N】Before the cut running starts, set kerf’s size 【M】 Selecting the cutting mode including Flame Cu(flame cutting), Plasma Cu(plasma cutting), Demo run. 【START】Begin to cut 【SPACE】 Enter cutting interface WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
Parameters Preview Export Revert Date time Recovery Graph Parameters System Save Definition Parameter Parameter System Definition Encryption Decryption Language Empty File Recovery Backup Update Input Output Coordinate Dynamo Option Save Fig 2.8 Function index of main interface WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
Y shows the absolute coordinate of the torch in Y direction. In the cutting interface: Press 【X】: Modify the current cutting speed. Press 【Y】: Modify the current speed manual shift car. Press 【F】: Change the current manual method. Press 【G】: Modify the current fixed-length fixed long-distance move. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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【F7】: Increase the preheat time once 15 seconds. 【F8】: When the system is suspended, for selecting perforation point; when the system begins to move, for the dynamic amplification. Four direction keys (Up, down, left and right): When the gun through, manually move the torch. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
Service Support Spirit 3.1 Cutting Operation Index Cutting Interface F1 Back F2 Demo F3 GoBack/Frame F4 Speeddown F5 Speedup F6 Preheat down F7 Preheat up F8 Jump to pierce/ZoomIn Fig 3.2 Cutting operation index WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
During the running process, if you want to go backward according to the origin trail to (maybe the iron board was not cut through), you can follow the following direction: First, press “STOP” key to set the machine at pause status. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
5.00 Flame Cu 【M】 X:+000000.0 +X:500.00 -X:0.00 +Y:500.00 -Y:0.00 1:(TEST PATTERN) Y:+000000.0 2:G92 F1 Back F2 Demo F3 Frame F5 Speedup Speeddown Preheatdown Preheatup JumptoPierce Fig. 3.3 edge perforation There are two reasons led to this situation: WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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When return to breakpoint after the maintenance, this key can be pressed. Then return to the paused point, press the 【 start】 button, the system automatically continues to cutting. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
Fig. 3.4 return reference prompt Press the Enter key, the system will automatically return to the starting point of the work piece, and then the system automatically switches to processing the main interface, and waits for further user action. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
For example: the original system sets the preheat time of 60 seconds, when preheat needed, the interface will count down, under normal circumstances, till 0, the system begins the next step of cutting, but if the system has the remaining 10 seconds of countdown time, press WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
After the start of cutting, the F8 in the cutting interface will become "dynamic amplification", then press the F8 key, full-screen amplify the processing graphic , and dynamically tracking. F1 Back F2 Demo F3 GoBack F8 ZoomIn Speeddown Speedup Preheatdown Preheatup WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
In the end of the walking, the system will prompt “ Quit frame test? ENTER: Back, ESC: No Back”. At this time, press【Enter】, the system will automatically back to the process’s beginning point of parts. If press 【ESC】, the system will stop at current point. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
Y:+000000.0 PartOption F2 Angle F3 Array F4 Scale F6 EditFile F7 Revert F8 OK StartPoint SelLinePierce Fig 4.1 Part options 4.1 XY Mirror In the interface of part option, the system will prompt: 【X】 Xmirror 【Y】 Ymirror WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
【F】 keepMov StepDis【G】 5.00 Flame Cu 【M】 X:+000000.0 Operate Mode: Y:+000000.0 PartOption F2 Angle F3 Array F6 EditFile F7 Revert F8 OK F4 Scale StartPoint SelLinePierce Fig 4.2 Before press F4, start point is at original point WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
4.3 Angle Adjustment Press F2, the system will prompt: F1- steel plate adjust F2- enter angle Press F1 to adjust steel plate Press F2 to enter angle directly Press ESC to exit angle adjusting WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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After adjusting, the system will ask whether to return to the start point, if press [ENTER], the system will back to the start point of the operation, if press [ESC], the system will do nothing but go back to the graphic interface. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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When the angle of the current work piece is known, you can enter the angle: Please enter angle min:-360 max:360 Angle: 0.00 Note: >0 Rotate CCW on the base of current <0 Rotate CW on the base of current =0 Reset the current part to 0 degree Enter angle WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
After entering the scale, press 【Enter】 , then the system will automatically zoom in or zoom out the graphic when the parameter is checked to be correct. 4.6 Select Row/Number In part options menu, press【F5】to enter selecting row/number, the system will prompt: WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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Press F1 in the cutting interface, the system will directly run to the position of the selected row or number without cutting, then pause and wait for the next operation. F1 Back F2 Demo F3 GoBack F8 ZoomIn Speeddown Speedup Preheatdown Preheatup Fig 4.18 Function key of cutting interface WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
4.7 Restore If you want to cancel all of operations with graphics including mirror, rotation, adjust, scale and array, press 【F7】 in the part options menu, the system automatically revert to original state of the graphics. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
【3】, change the cutting speed to 30% of the speed limit you have set, press 【8】, change the cutting speed to 80% of the speed limit you have set. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
4.6 Row and number Selection). The method is: choose stopping incising, move the torch to the original point manually, choose the nearest row through choosing the row selection(or number selection), press “START”, then the system will show in Fig 5.3: WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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Press X, regarding the position after moving as the position before moving, and then process. Press Y, move from the position after moving to the position before moving, then wait for the next operation. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
TXT file and CNC file. Press F4, if the current position of the cursor is txt file or cnc file, you could edit them. Please refer to chapter 6.5 on how to edit files. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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Fig 6.2 Graphic preview Press F8, if the current position of the cursor is txt file or cnc file, you could import the current file to the system, after importing, the system will return to the main interface. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
When input file name, if you do not want to change the file name, you can be directly press 【Enter】 to preserved; or modify the file name and then press 【Enter】 to save. If the same named file has already exited, the system prompts: WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
In the file manage interface, press key【F3】to search a file. You can input all or part of the file name, then press 【Enter】, and the system will list all the files that include the input word or file name. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
【F3】 to delete the current line. Press 【F + Home】 key, the cursor automatically moved to the first character of the current editing line, press the 【F-End】 , the cursor automatically moved to last character of the current line. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
These 10 symbols interpret 10 folders’ names. The number in the first stands for the short key, press the corresponding number, switch current work folder into corresponding folder. For example, press【1】, it will show as the figure 6.6. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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It will be complex to new a folder. It needs to first enter into the edit file interface, then new a folder. In the file of own system, move the cursor to G code file name, as the figure 6.7 shows. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
The first folder /flash is reserve folder, this folder can neither be replaced nor be modified. 6.8 Clear File Refer to the explanation about clear files in the section of 8.7.8. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
Plasma parameters: all the parameters used in plasma cutting d. Marking parameters: ignition, perforation cycle parameters, dry dusting offset e. System parameters: you can set system pulses, maximum speed limit, motor parameters and soft limit parameters. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
Notice: The unit is %mm/pm. The max thickness of plate is 100, if more than 100mm also are considered to be 100. Cutting Type: There are two cutting types : Oxygen fuel gas and Plasma parameters. You can press 【←】or 【→】to switch with them. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
High Preheat Time: Like Low Preheat Time except open different IO. Pierce 1 time: Perforation time with low pressure fuel gas. Enter any positive number ,unit is s. Pierce 2 time: Perforation time with middle pressure fuel gas. Enter any positive WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
THC Adjustment: According to the user device configuration, choose whether or not to use high adjustment box. 7.3 Plasma Parameters As shown in the fig 7.3, these are Plasma Parameters, which are related with the precision of transmission shaft of the machine. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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Position check Time: Enter any positive number, unit is s. Delay time of the success of position check. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
If installing a "No", then in the cutting process does not detect arc voltage feedback signal. 7.4 Powder Parameters As the figure 7.4 shows, it is powder parameters of system about the powder paint line. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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Marker Down Time:The time of powder torch going down. unit: s. Marker Horizontal Offset:Horizontal offset of powder gun relative to cutting torch. Unit: mm. Marker Vertical Offset:Vertical offset of powder gun relative to cutting torch. Unit: mm. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
1mm towards Y axis , maintaining 3 digits at most after decimal point. Max Cutting Speed: the maximum cutting speed, unit is mm./m. Max G00 speed: the allowable maximum speed when cutting tips idling. Small Arc Limit: Maximum speed at cutting a small arc. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
Its unit is mm(millimeter). If current coordinate is less than the value, the system will stop running. 7.6 Parameter Import In the parameter configuration interface, press F6 to import the parameters. The parameters should satisfy two conditions: WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
F8 Save Fig 7.6 Parameter import 7.7 Parameter Export After the parameter configuration is over, press F7 in the parameter configuration interface to export the parameters, you should connect the flash disk to the USB interface before exporting. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
Min -Y -100000.000 F1 Common F2 Flame F3 Plasma F4 Powder F5 System F6 Import F7 Export F8 Save Fig 7.7 Parameter export 7.8 Save Parameters After parameter modification, press 【F8】 to save, shown in Figure 7.8 WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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F3 Plasma F4 Powder F5 System F6 Import F7 Export F8 Save Fig 7.8 System Parameters Note:when any parameter has been modified,you must take preservation operation to keep modification valid, or the system will take the original parameters. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
Deacceleration input Position detect Torch up input Plasma Collision Torch down input F1 Input F2 Output F5KeyBrd F6SelfCheck F7DateTime F8SystemDef Fig 8.1 Diagnostic interface You can be diagnosing the I/O and keyboard in the interface. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
The system will read current IO information when press 【F1】(Refresh) to refresh the interface, and display all IO’s status. “On” means the input is effective, and “Off” means the input is ineffective. 8.3 Output Diagnosis In diagnosis interface ,press 【F2】to enter output diagnosis interface,shown as Fig 8.3 WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
【F3】 to open the corresponding output port, press 【F4】 to close the corresponding output. ● represents the valid output, ○ represents the invalid output. 8.4 Keyboard Diagnosis In the diagnostic interface, a key value will be displayed behind “KEY:”, whenever the key is pressed. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
Service Support Spirit Key Code: F1 Input F2 Output F5KeyBrd F6SelfCheck F7DateTime F8SystemDef Fig 8.4 Keyboard Diagnosis 8.5 System Self-check In the system diagnosis interface, press F6 to enter the system self-check interface. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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If the self-check is OK, the system will show: Self check pass Fig 8.6 Self-check pass If the self-test is down, there will be the following alarm type: DSP Dual ram is error. ARM Dual RAM is error. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
In the system diagnosis interface, press F8 to enter the system custom definition interface, in the interface, you could set the input IO, output IO or system coordinate, also reset or backup the parameters and one key switch between English or Chinese. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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Acceleration input arcing feedback Deacceleration input Position detect Torch up input Plasma Collision Torch down input Port- press PgUp/PgDn Type-press Enter F1 Input F2 Output F3 Axes F4 Motor F5 Option F8 Save Fig 8.8 input definition WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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In the interface press 【↑】 、 【↓】 、 【←】 、 【→】 , move the cursor to the position that needs changing, press 【PageUp】 or 【PageDown】 to change the number of the Output, press 【Enter】 to change the type of the Output. The output type is open drain transistor output type. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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8.7.4 Coordinate Definition The system could provide IO definition for the user. As shown in Fig 8.10 Fig 8.10 Coordinate Definition In the interface, press Enter repeatedly to change among 8 type of coordinates. Press F8 to save. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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【Enter】, the motor direction can switch between positive and reversal. XY exchange: if this function is “YES”, output pulse of X axis and Y axis exchange each other, in other words, horizontal axis and vertical axis exchange each other. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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8421 type: reference the section 11.1.2 Remote input. 8.7.6.2 Default Coordinate As the figure 8.12 shows, the default coordinate can be set default relative coordinate or default absolute coordinate. The arc IJ coordinate can also set relative coordinate or absolute coordinate. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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8.7.7 Language Switch In the main interface, press 【F5 Diagnose】,then press 【F8 System definition】,then press 【F6 Language】, it will select needed language interface. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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If you want to find the method of make new welcome interface, please contact with our after-sale service department. Motion Update: after press 【F3】, it will update the motion. The motion update file is MOTION.dsp. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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IO ports configuration, coordinate direction definition and so on are all recovered back to the status before leaving factory. In the general condition, please don’t use this function to recover this system. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
Service Support Spirit Chapter 9 Graph Management In the main interface, press【F1】(ShapeLib) to enter graph interface,shown as follows: F8 OK Fig 9.1 Page of graph Library You can press 【↑】 、 【↓】 、 【←】 、 【→】to choose different graph. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
Fig 9.2 Chip size interface You can press 【 ↑】 、 【↓】 、 【←】 、 【→】 to modify sizes, after modification , press 【F8】 to confirmed. Press any key to return to graphics processing interface as shown in Fig3.3. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
Fig 9.3 Hole size Modify sizes like modify chip sizes. After modification , press 【F8】to confirmed, then enter into the interface of cutting as shown in Fig 3.1. Note: The graphic after No.29 don’t have hole size: WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
Coordinate d-value of X axle between circle center and arc’s start Coordinate d-value of Y axle between circle center and arc’s start Arc’s radius, when it’s positive value, the arc <180°; when it’s negative value, the arc >180° Cutting rate, used for G01, G02, G03 WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
This system uses right-hand Descartes coordinate system acquiescently, as the figure 10.1 shows. Descartes coordinate system Fig 10.1 Descartes coordinate system Of course, the system also can be defined coordinate system by user, referencing “8.7.4 Coordinate definition”. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
After input this code, coordinate of reference point setted by G92 can be saved automatically. Before new cutting code hasn’t been inputted, the coordinate of this reference point is always available, whether system is power off or not. After input a new cutting code, if WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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G92 X0 Y0 // Reference point (0,0) (140,100) // Relative coordinate G00 X20 Y0 //Rapidly moving gun to (20,0) //Cutting device on G01 X120 Y100 //Cutting to(140,100) //Cutting device off // End of program (20,0) Fig 10.3 G91 usage WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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Yn – displacement of endpoint’s Y coordinate relative to start point of current segment, unit(mm); (In the absolute coordinate system): Xn – displacement of endpoint’s X coordinate relative to working start point, unit(mm); Yn – displacement of endpoint’s Y coordinate relative to working start point, unit(mm); WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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Un – displacement of endpoint’s X coordinate relative to start point of current segment, unit(mm); Vn – displacement of endpoint’s Y coordinate relative to start point of current segment, unit(mm); In – displacement of circle centre’s X coordinate relative to start point of current segment, unit(mm); WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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G02 X40 Y40 I40 J0 //The arc 2 /(G02 X40 Y40 R40) Fig 10.5 G02 usage 7. G03 Counterclockwise Circular Interpolation The same to G02. The difference is that G02 is clockwise circular(clockwise arc), but G03 is counterclockwise circular(counterclockwise arc). WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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When there is one parameter in the code of G00、 G01、 G02、 G03 is ignored, if this parameter is absolute coordinate, the system will set it G code coordinate value of last row; If it’s relative WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
3. Open torch down and delay “torch down time”. 4. Close torch down, open preheat oxygen and delay “preheat delay time”. If in the processing of preheat, press “STOP” key, the preheat time will be automatically delayed. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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2. Open torch up and delay “Torch up time”; 3. Close torch up. M00 End of instruction In the processing of incision, the system will stop the machine tool with the M00 instruction, waiting for the next operation. M02 End of program WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
After entering BIOS, press 【F4】 to backup system. It only backups OS, but no parameter, IO ports configuration, coordination configuration and so on. 11.5 System Reset After entering BIOS, press F5 to return to the original system that has been backup. WWW.ARCBRO.COM Unique Solution...
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